Lax ATCT reporter contends that departure coordination light from tower to TRACON is not safe.

Attributes
ACN	346587
Time
Date	199609
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax tower : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 4 controller radar : 7
ASRS Report	346587
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Aircraft climbed initially to 3000 ft, changed to departure controller frequency. Restr light activated and silenced so that future departure would be restr to 2000 ft. Departures advised commuter did not communicate and to resend that traffic. I resent (aircraft) to departure with no response. Later they (departure sector) complained traffic was climbing to 3000 ft and should have been restr. No conflicts arose. Restr light system is not safe.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LAX ATCT RPTR CONTENDS THAT DEP COORD LIGHT FROM TWR TO TRACON IS NOT SAFE.

Narrative: ACFT CLBED INITIALLY TO 3000 FT, CHANGED TO DEP CTLR FREQ. RESTR LIGHT ACTIVATED AND SILENCED SO THAT FUTURE DEP WOULD BE RESTR TO 2000 FT. DEPS ADVISED COMMUTER DID NOT COMMUNICATE AND TO RESEND THAT TFC. I RESENT (ACFT) TO DEP WITH NO RESPONSE. LATER THEY (DEP SECTOR) COMPLAINED TFC WAS CLBING TO 3000 FT AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESTR. NO CONFLICTS AROSE. RESTR LIGHT SYS IS NOT SAFE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.